A Honduran coral reef withstood a century of pollution and disease. It could be used to restore dying Caribbean reefs—if scientists can figure out how it survived. Despite being exposed to decades of ...

Abnormally hot surface water temperatures have created conditions ripe for an unprecedented coral bleaching event. This side-by-side shows the same elkhorn coral in August 2022 before bleaching and in ...

Researchers at QUT uncovered how corals reattach to reefs through a three-phase process involving tissue transformation, anchoring, and skeleton formation. Differences among species reveal why some ...

Two years after a record-setting heatwave, scientists have confirmed that two iconic corals that have flourished across Florida’s 560-kilometre-long reef for more than 10,000 years are now ...

The marine heatwave that gripped Florida in 2023 was hotter than anything Florida has seen in 150 years, and claimed at least two victims - species of corals now marked ‘functionally extinct' from ...

According to a study published in the journal Science, climate change has rendered elkhorn and staghorn coral “functionally extinct” in Florida. The findings were based on diver surveys at over 52,000 ...

A scuba diver until age 79, Georgette Apol Douwma photographed reefs around the world and then transformed her images into dazzling kaleidoscopic designs. Photographer Georgette Apol Douwma’s ...

In the summer of 2023, Florida's water temperatures peaked at more than 90 degrees Fahrenheit, the highest recorded in the region for at least 150 years Elkhorn and staghorn corals used to carpet ...

Using a laser-based device beyond the scope of her license got a Coral Gables electrologist “permanently restricted from operating laser or light-based devices.” That’s from the state Board of ...

CSIRO scientists have spent the past two years harnessing the way the reefs' corals have survived Queensland's harsh sun for million of years in shallow waters. They have discovered what they call new ...

Wicked Dolphin in Cape Coral was voted the No. 1 craft rum distillery in the country by USA Today's 10BEST readers' poll. Free, distiller-led tours are offered four days a week, providing a behind-the ...

Southwest Florida will host numerous events to honor military veterans for Veterans Day. Activities include parades, ceremonies, a 5K run, and a boat parade across several cities. Many events, such as ...